Potential Fatal Complication of Neurofibromatosis Type 1: Acute Upper Airway Obstruction Due to Ruptured Transverse Cervical Artery Aneurysm

Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) can cause vascular complications even in undiagnosed NF1 patients. A ruptured aneurysm of the branches of the subclavian artery is a rare but life-threatening event, and the hemorrhage can cause upper airway obstruction. We present a case of NF1 patient with a ruptured...

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Autores principales: Okazaki, Yuji, Ichiba, Toshihisa, Fujisaki, Noritomo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2022
Materias:
Emergency Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9871536/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36699773
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.32910

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9871536/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36699773
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.32910

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